Prey Veng province
Prey Veng
ព្រៃវែង | ||
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Prey Veng Province ខេត្តព្រៃវែង | ||
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Area | ||
• Total | 4,883 km2 (1,885 sq mi) | |
• Rank | 16th | |
Population (2019)[1] | ||
• Total | 1,057,720 | |
• Rank | 3rd | |
• Density | 217/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
• Rank | 4th | |
Time zone | UTC+07:00 (ICT) | |
Dialing code | +855 | |
ISO 3166 code | KH-14 | |
HDI (2017) | 0.555[2] medium |
Prey Veng (Khmer: ព្រៃវែង [prɨj.ʋɛːŋ]; lit. 'High Forest') is a province (khaet) of Cambodia. The capital is Prey Veng. With a population of 1.1 million people, it is the third most populous province.
This densely populated agricultural region is located on the east bank of the Mekong. The name literally means "long forest" in khmer, but the last great forests have gradually disappeared there over 30-year to provide for agricultural land.
History
In early Christian era, the province was a major center of the kingdom of
However, with the advent of Chen-la, the hub of the kingdom moved farther west, to Koh Ker and Angkor and the region lost its importance.
In the 15th century, the Khmer emperors, under threat from the Siamese (former name of people of current Thailand) decided to resettle back to the east, to
Under the French protectorate, the colonial authorities saw potential of the region in terms of agriculture and fishing and its proximity to the French colony of
In 1975 when the Khmer Rouge took power, the province experienced its first famine, until 1977. Thousands of people in Prey Veng province were killed by the Khmer Rouge and buried in mass graves.
As the
Geography
The province is bordered by those of
The total land area of the province is 4,883 km2, which equals 2.7% of the total land area of Cambodia (181,035 km2). This consists of 445.18 km2 or 9.12% of human settlements, 3,100 km2 or 63.49% of agricultural land use, 194.61 km2 or 3.99% of forested area, 1,082.86 km2 or 22.18% of public land, infrastructure and water bodies. The remaining 60.35 km2 or 1.24% are unused areas.
Population
The total population is 947,357 persons or 7.07% of the total population of 13,388,910 persons in Cambodia [3] In the above number are also consisting of 825,818 person or 80.54% are farmers, 140,685 person or 13.72% are fishermen, 44,561 person or 4,35% are traders, 14,267 person or 1.39% are government's officers. The average density 194.0 person per km2.
The majority of the population is of Khmer origin and only 1.13% are from ethnic minorities such as Kinh (Viet), the Muslim Chams or Laos.
Economy
The province boasts of silt deposited in each flood, this makes the region conducive to agriculture and fishing. It is part of what is called the "great green belt" of Cambodia.
The main crop of rice and has the largest area devoted to rice in the country, contributing about 10% in the national crop and is among those that emerge each year the largest surplus.
are grown in Prey Veng. Rubber trees have played an important economic role in the past, but the plantations were abandoned during the wars that bloodied the country decades ago.Districts
The province contains 1139 villages organized by 116 communes and 12 districts and 1 municipality. The districts are:
ISO code | District | Khmer |
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14-01 | Ba Phnum | ស្រុកបាភ្នំ |
14-02 | Kamchay Mear | ស្រុកកំចាយមារ |
14-03 | Kampong Trabaek | ស្រុកកំពង់ត្របែក |
14-04 | Kanhchriech | ស្រុកកញ្ជ្រៀច |
14-05 | Me Sang | ស្រុកមេសាង |
14-06 | Peam Chor | ស្រុកពាមជរ |
14-07 | Peam Ro | ស្រុកពាមរក៍ |
14-08 | Pea Reang | ស្រុកពារាំង |
14-09 | Preah Sdach | ស្រុកព្រះស្ដេច |
14-10 | Prey Veng Municipality
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ក្រុងព្រៃវែង |
14-11 | Pur Rieng
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ស្រុកពោធិ៍រៀង |
14-12 | Sithor Kandal | ស្រុកស៊ីធរកណ្ដាល |
14-13 | Svay Antor[citation needed ]
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ស្រុកស្វាយអន្ទរ |
Religion
The state religion is
Tourist Sites
Ba Phnom
Ba Phnom is located 78 kilometers east of Phnom Penh and 45 kilometres south of the provincial capital. Its name literally means "ancestor of the hill". There is actually a mound of 139 meters.
Archaeological research has shown that it was an important cultural center of the kingdom of
Prey Veng
The provincial capital is located on the
References
- ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ General Population Census of Cambodia 2008 - Provisional population totals, National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, released 3 September 2008
- ^ "Final General Population Census 2019-English.pdf" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics Ministry of planning. October 2020.
External links
Sources
Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries